February 2011

JJ Grey and Mofro: The Music Farm, Charleston, SC 1/21/11

Eric Liebetrau February 2, 2011 No Comments

During the past decade or so, JJ Grey and Mofro have ventured to Charleston 2-3 times each year. By now, fans know what to expect: sweaty, down-home, funky rock and roll, punctuated by the in-the-pocket meter of drummer Anthony Cole, a wall of horns and the formidable pipes of band leader JJ—and the band’s packed show at the Music Farm provided more of the same.

Chris Robinson Launches The Chris Robinson Brotherhood

February 2, 2011 No Comments

Chris Robinson hasy booked the first tour for his new project The Chris Robinson Brotherhood will spend the spring touring California with several residencies throughout the state. The trek begins

The White Stripes Break Up

February 2, 2011 No Comments

The groundbreaking rock duo The White Stripes announced Wednesday they are splitting up and "will make no further new recordings or perform live." Jack White and Meg

Tour Dates: Chris Robinson Brotherhood

Jeffrey Greenblatt February 1, 2011 No Comments

With the Black Crowes once again on an extended hiatus, minus the handful of European dates the band scheduled this summer, Chris Robinson isn’t wasting anytime in getting back on

Cover Wars: Row Jimmy

DaveO February 1, 2011 5 Comments

Row Jimmy was released on the 1973 Grateful Dead album Wake Of The Flood. Over at one of my favorite GD online sites, The Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics, they point out…

First performance: February 9, 1973 at Rose Maples Pavilion, Stanford University. “Row Jimmy” was in the second slot in the first set. Other firsts at this show included “China Doll,” “Eyes of the World,” “Here Comes Sunshine,” “Loose Lucy,” “They Love Each Other,” and “Wave That Flag.”

That’s quite a batch of tunes.

Cover Wars

The Contestants:

In this unsourced blog posting, Colin Meloy of The Decemberists discusses how his views of the Grateful Dead evolved over the years. It’s a highly recommended read and I like the fact that he addresses the facts that he blew some of the lyrics, that way I don’t have to call him out on it.

READ ON for three more covers of Row Jimmy…

Hangout Festival 2011: The Lineup

Scott Bernstein February 1, 2011 7 Comments

While the snow may be causing havoc for many of our readers this afternoon, let’s turn our thoughts to visions of dancing on the beach to some of our favorite

Briefly: tDB @ the Ultra Music Fest

Scott Bernstein February 1, 2011 No Comments

One of the nation’s premier electronic music festivals, the Ultra Music Fest, has added a slew of performers to its bill including HT faves the Disco Biscuits along with Duran Duran, will.i.am and Moby. Also performing at Miami’s Bicentennial Park on March 25-27 are Tiësto, deadmau5, The Chemical Brothers, David Guetta, Carl Cox and Empire of the Sun.

An interesting note on the Ultra lineup as currently listed – STS9 has not canceled their appearance at the fest. Let’s hope Murph is healthy enough to make his triumphant return to the stage after recently undergoing cancer surgery. READ ON for the complete lineup and ticket information…